The ocean buoy that a woman swims past in the now-legendary opening scene of Jaws, is one of 200 pieces to be featured in an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the fright classic.
Speaking at the exhibition, Steven Spielberg mused about why anyone would take one of the movie props home, saying his primary concern at the time was keeping his job as a 26-year-old director amid unfolding disasters.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is holding the first full show in its four years dedicated to a single film, as the 1975 blockbuster had a theatrical re-release last week.
Spielberg spoke to media at the museum after touring the exhibit, which takes visitors chronologically through the film's three acts, with some relic or recreation from virtually every scene.
The 78 year old